4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - MAY 31, 2000 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KELTON, RICHARD BOLLENBACHER & KELTON 2716 Ocean Park Boulevard Suite 3006 Santa Monica, CA 90405-5207 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY SWWC 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year May 31, 2000 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock, $0.01 par val| | | | | | |43,902 |D | | ue | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock, $0.01 par val| | | | | | |17,325 |I |/1 | ue | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Stock Option (Right to|$6.25 |03/11|A | |3,099 |A |/2 |03/12|Common Stock|3,099 | | |D | | Buy) | |/91 | | | | | |/01 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option (Right to|$3.93 |03/28|A | |1,486 |A |/3 |03/29|Common Stock|1,486 | | |D | | Buy) | |/94 | | | | | |/04 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option (Right to|$6.35 |05/22|A | |2,362 |A |/4 |05/22|Common Stock|2,362 | |2,362 |D | | Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option (Right to|$8.60 |05/28|A | |2,362 |A |/5 |05/29|Common Stock|1,486 | |1,486 |D | | Buy) | |/98 | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option (Right to|$10.00 |05/27|A | |2,362 |A |/6 |05/28|Common Stock|2,362 | |2,362 |D | | Buy) | |/99 | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option (Right to|$12.50 |05/23|A | |5,000 |A |/7 |05/24|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | | Buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: /1, /2, /3, /4, /5, /6 and 7 Adjusted for stock dividends/splits on 01/02/96, 01/02/97, 01/02/98, 10/20/98 and 10/20/99. /1 Owned by The Kelton Foundation, a charitable corporation. Mr. Kelton disclaims any beneficial (pecuniary) interest in these shares. As President of The Kelton Foundation, Mr. Kelton possesses sole voting control of these shares. /2 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 03/11/92. /3 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 03/28/95. /4 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/22/98. /5 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/28/99. /6 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/27/00. /7 Granted under SWWC's Amended & Restated Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/24/01. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Richard Kelton DATE May 31, 2000